Daily Republican., 1887-06-17

prs.,asnt Cleveland has seen the mis-
49, he has made In ordering the 70
tur. 81 the captured rebel AagS 70 the
from whom they we're CAP
kured and with commendable prom e
pess he hss recalled the order. Bot
DIV has he recalled II? IL II because
II vss wrong In itself? Nothing OF the
Kind, Read tho Pfesidenrs explAna'
ton and lot loyal men blush With
shame that such . man sits In the chair
OF Washin gton, Jefferson, the Adams,
Lincoln, Grant end Garfield. Here 10
his weak pusilanimous baokdovn:
81 have today considered WIN more
care than when the subject was orally
presented to me the action OF your oe-
partment directing lesters TO 90 "a.
dressed to the governors OF all the 1tstcs
Offering 10 return, II desired, 70 az sne
loyal States tho Union hage csptuieo
during the var Of the Rebellion oy the
Ooufederote forces and afterwards re-
covered by Government troops; and te
the Confederate States the fags cap
tured by the Union forces, all OF whicf
for many years have been packed II
boxes and stored In the cellars and ~
ito Of the War Department. l am o.
the opinion that the return OF the hagi
in the msnner thus contemplated 10 Dol
authorised BY existing law nor tustined
~ an executive act. I request, there
fore, that no fur Their steps be taken In
tho matter except to examine and In
ventory these flags and adopt proper
measures for their preservation. Any
direction % to the dnal disposition Of
them should originate with Congress"
81 have to-day considered with more
care" the subject Of returning the
rsbel f.gs, says Grover Cleveland
Why did he not exercise more care Do
fore he issued his orders? Simply be
cause Union soldiers with him wers
mot worth . thought. He simply
thought OF his Southern friends snt
wsnted them to receive back their tro
phies Of . cause Of which they ought Il
be ashamed. His thought Is for tn
disloyal side, and the others may 60 HI
cares not where. But thought strike
this Nero fiddler and . hand wrlsini
mysteriously appears upon the walls o
the White House. The inscription IN
terpresed say.: Grover Cleveland be
ware. You want To be reelected Pfes'
dent.
By your actions you may make
solid South, bat the North will crus
you beneath her feet. II WAS thel
that Grover Cleveland made the dis
oovery that his act was mot author
lied BY existing law nor justified as 81
executive act." The canting hypo
critic! Why did he not ascertain befor
he acted whether his act would be Law
full or be justified. TIE truth OF th
matter IL, he dldn' care and he had n
regard for ex- U MON soldiers. He no
finds his mistake. He has touched
magazine OF loyalty With his treason'
BILE frebraud that he did not thin
would explode. Now he begs pardon
and places the stamp Of Ignorance 81
imbeoility upon his brow by I'D ntttir
that he acted without authority OF LAY
Would Grover Cleveland have reoallt
that inhumAn order were he sure OF
reelection without Union veteran vos
In the North? What Is to be thong
of the man who, for the sake OF play III
\ strong card for reelection to Il
Presidency, tribes with and insults Il
loyal feeling OF the nation. In the a.
lions OF this reigning tyrAnt Is verih
the truth OF the saying that, who
the gods would destroy they first ma
mad" Grover Cleveland will not
the next President OF these Unit
States, and he will not be the respect
President OF them for the balance
the present term.